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The number of competitive games in ratio to the number of training sessions in any given season being one example where the experts say one thing yet Leagues, Club's and teams feel compelled to do the other.

The 2013 Under-19 Boys US Youth Soccer National Championship, James P. McGuire Cup, final will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer from Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Kan., beginning with a pre-game show on Saturday, July 27 at 7 pm ET with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

The 2013 US Youth Soccer Region I Premier League champions were decided this past weekend, and the winners of the Under-13 Boys and Girls and both finalists of the Under-14 through Under-17 Boys and Girls age groups have earned automatic qualification into the prestigious US Youth Soccer National League for the 2013-2014 season.

It is now a well-researched and documented fact that any player hoping to fulfill their soccer potential needs to experience 10,000 hours of intense practice or to put it another way, 2,237,000 touches by age 17.

The recent death of Salt Lake City, Utah, soccer referee Ricardo Portillo makes me incredibly sad. There isn't a game on earth that is worth someone's life. I read that his family says the parents of the 17-year-old keeper who hit him in the head should bear some of the blame. I guarantee you that neither the parents nor anyone else on the sidelines intended for Portillo's death to happen. But time and time again I've watched negative energy result in unintended consequences.

The US Youth Soccer Coaching Department has introduced its latest coaching resources with three age-specific practice activity guides. The three guides — for the U6-U8, U-10 and U-12 age groups — give coaches an idea of what should be covered throughout a season while highlighting activities that focus on development in a low-stress, fun-filled environment.

Under the partnership, Wilson Trophy Company will provide awards and medals for US Youth Soccer programs, including select US Youth Soccer ODP events, the US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup and regional and national championship levels of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series.